French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said authorities were exploring the possibility that the fire in the Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, was intentionally started. This comes as France is weathering…

Un incendie ravage la forêt de Fontainebleau depuis dimanche 12 juillet à partir de 17 heures. Le ministre de l'Intérieur, Laurent Nunez s'est rendu sur place et a évoque…

Around 400 firefighters descended on Fontainebleau on Sunday as a fire broke out in the Ile de France forest. It comes just ahead of the July 14 national holiday and on the first…

La forêt de Fontainebleau au sud-est de Paris, est la proie d'un incendie d'une "ampleur exceptionnelle". Apparu dans des circonstances troublantes, Laurent Nuñez a déclaré lundi…

Un incendio forestal, probablemente provocado, ha arrasado ya 800 hectáreas en el bosque de Fontainebleau, al sureste de París

A suspected arson wildfire has scorched 800 hectares of France's iconic Fontainebleau forest amid an intense heatwave. Officials warn of a severe wildfire season.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said authorities were exploring the possibility that the fire in the Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, was intentionally started. This…

High temperatures and strong wind behind large-scale blazes across Europe

L'enquête est ouverte du chef de destruction par incendie de bois, forêts, landes ou maquis pouvant causer des dommages aux personnes.

France is battling to contain an "exceptionally large wildfire" in a forest south of Paris on July 13, with aircraft in the skies and firefighters on the ground trying to douse…

A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares since July 12 - an area larger from Gibraltar. Hundreds of residents from nearby towns…

Alors que l'incendie continue de ravager le massif de Fontainebleau, les enquêteurs envisagent la piste d'un acte volontaire. Plusieurs départs de feu rapprochés alimentent les…

By Monday afternoon the fire had raced across almost 1,000 hectares, forcing some residents from their homes in the normally quiet forest.

France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The…

A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the…

Firefighters continue to grapple with wildfires in the forest of Fontainebleau, 70km south of Paris, which have already burned through more than 1900 hectares. Police are now…

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Two people have been arrested in France, on suspicion of deliberately having started a wildfire near Paris. In the famous Fontainebleau forest, hundreds of firefighters are…

Two fires that have burned just over 2,000 hectares since Sunday in the Fontainebleau Forest south of Paris, have been "contained", even though they are not extinguished, the…

With the two wildfires burning southeast of Paris now contained, for investigators, the focus is on how they started. Five people have been arrested, suspected of setting the…